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The Palestinian flag was originally designed by Sharif Hussein for the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire in 1916. In 1917, the Palestinians were the first to raise it as the flag of the Arab National movement and later as the Palestinian flag. It was again officially adopted as the flag of the Palestinian people by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964. Image File history File links Flag_of_Palestine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Palestine. ... FIAV usage code 63. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Hussein ibn Ali or Husayn ibn Ali was the Sherif of Mecca, and Emir of Mecca from 1908 until 1917, when he proclaimed himself king. ... Flag of the Arab Revolt This article is about the Arab Revolt of 1916. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (the Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Bursa (1335 - 1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...

The flag is constituted of three equal horizontal stripes (black, white and green from top to bottom) overlaid by a red isosceles triangle issuing from the hoist and reaching one third of the way to the fly.

In November 15, 1988, the flag was adopted by the PLO as the flag of the self-proclaimed "State of Palestine". Its similarity to the flag of Western Sahara is not intentional. November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic Munazzamat al-Tahrir Filastiniyyah منظمة تحرير فلسطينية ) is a political and paramilitary organization of Palestinian Arabs dedicated to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state to consist of the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, with an intent to destroy Israel. ... ... Flag of Western Sahara, ratio 1:2 The flag of Western Sahara is black, red, white and green, the Arab colors, with the crescent and star being a Muslim symbol. ...

This flag is also used by the Syrian Ba'th Party to symbolize the Arab world. Baath Party flag The Baath Parties (also spelled Baath or Bath; Arabic: اﻟﺒﻌﺚ) comprise political parties representing the political face of the Baath movement. ... The Arab world The Arab world consists of more than twenty countries stretching from Mauritania in the west to Oman in the east. ...

External link

• The Meaning of the Flag